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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξύτονος (oxútonos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /osˈsi.to.no/
- Rhymes: -itono
- Hyphenation: os‧sì‧to‧no
Adjective
ossitono (feminine ossitona, masculine plural ossitoni, feminine plural ossitone)
- (grammar) oxytone
- Synonym: tronco
Further reading
- ossitono in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana